Dominion IIILife Has Ended Here

Self-dubbed "apocalyptic electronic music, Dominion III is the industrial counterpart to Dargaard, masterminded by Dargaards Tharen (also of Amestigon and Abigor) and features the talents of Dargaard vocalist Elisabeth Toriser. Their second Dominion III release, Life Has Ended Here, is all goth  the occult and dark romance threaded through with electronics and ethereal tones. Harsh vocals thick with effects, slow and grinding guitar chords (courtesy of Tharens Amestigon band-mate Jörg Lanz) and heavy synth drums personify all thats maleficent while in vivid contrast beauty finds its representation in a softer keyboard counterpoint and Torisers immaterial voice. Life Has Ended Here treads at a slow, deliberate pace, casting a mesmerising spell, but occasionally several parts move at once  drum loops, synth melodies, guitars and vocals create a whirlpool that intrudes upon the desolation. Dominion III matches their aural and lyrical imagery very carefully, and though they occasionally resort to a goth/industrial cliché or two, Life Has Ended Here succeeds in its hypnotic darkness.
(Napalm)